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Australia rejects foreign threats after claim of China interference

Australia rejects foreign threats after claim of China interference

Australia condemned foreign harassment of its residents Thursday after a media report alleged Chinese police had pressured food delivery riders in the country. Public broadcaster ABC said some Chinese riders with food delivery service HungryPanda in Australia were in a dispute over their pay and conditions. They discussed protest plans

After Greenland, Arctic island Svalbard wary of great powers

After Greenland, Arctic island Svalbard wary of great powers

There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic territory coveted by the United States or Russia. "Today Greenland, tomorrow Svalbard?" -- Terje Aunevik, mayor

Somali militias terrorise locals after driving out Al-Qaeda

Somali militias terrorise locals after driving out Al-Qaeda

Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains. The 36-year-old must constantly scan the desolate, drought-ravaged terrain for loose wires and suspicious debris. Decades of war have left these plains littered with landmines and unexploded ordnance. Lately,

UPDATED: Body of missing Missoula mountain climber found

Search and rescue crews found the body of a Missoula mountain climber who had been missing since Sunday south of Hamilton, according to Ravalli County Sheriff's Office. Jeffrey McGowan, 30, was found Tuesday evening in the area near Sleeping Child Creek, on the east side of the Bitterroot

Australian defence firm helps Ukraine zap Russian drones

Australian defence firm helps Ukraine zap Russian drones

One of Australia's most highly valued defence firms is helping Ukrainian soldiers knock Russian drones off the battlefield, riding a surge in military spending by Western governments with tech combating the weapon of the future. From the trenches of Ukraine to the Red Sea and the cartel wars

Afghan barbers under pressure as morality police take on short beards

Afghan barbers under pressure as morality police take on short beards

Barbers in Afghanistan risk detention for trimming men's beards too short, they told AFP, as the Taliban authorities enforce their strict interpretation of Islamic law with increasing zeal. Last month, the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice said it was now "obligatory"

Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba

Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba

Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer supports a US operation in his country akin to the one that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should the communist leadership refuse to give up power, he told AFP in an interview Wednesday. "Cubans keep dying of hunger in prisons and on the